Technicians in New Zealand have begun to thaw a rare colossal squid specimen. The animal is now sitting in a bath of salt water. Once it is thawed, scientists will begin to dissect it. picked by deEPCHill 4 months ago

The most massive black hole in the universe tips the cosmic scales at 18 billion times more massive than the sun, astronomers suggest today at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society. Even though researchers suggested black holes up to this mass might exist in quasars, this is the first direct confirmation of such a behemoth. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Close-up views of the planet's biggest squid. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A colossal half-ton squid, believed to be the largest ever caught, may be destined for the microwave oven.
Update to earlier story picked by suebe 1 year ago

Our universe is a mess — a colossal "cosmic web" of galaxies strung into filaments and tendrils that are millions or billions of light-years long. Although this web's basic structure is resolved, astronomers say understanding it in more detail requires new observatories, better computing and a lot of luck. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

A History of Interactive Fiction, such as the classics from Infocom, CinemaWare, Sierra-Online, LucasArts, Colossal Cave, etc. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A colossal black hole has been spotted exiting its home galaxy, kicked out after a huge cosmic merger took place.

The event, seen for the first time, was announced today. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Did a colossal collision in the asteroid belt 160 million years ago doom the dinosaurs? A just-published analysis argues strongly for exactly that. picked by joeyneutrino 1 year ago

Colossal Squid Revealed in First In-Depth Look - Nice photos from National Geographic picked by deepcleanfun 4 months ago

A colossal cloud of gas is racing toward a collision with our galaxy, and when it hits, the crash could trigger an intense burst of star formation. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Colossal impacts in the outer reaches of the solar system may have bowled over remote, frozen moons, leading to vast cracks across their surfaces. The many impact craters that have pocked our moon and Earth reveal our solar system can be like a shooting gallery, with asteroids and comets regularly striking planets and their companions. These monumental blows can literally set moons rocking. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

We are close to seeing the true blackness of a black hole. Astronomers have detected radio emission coming from within 30 million kilometres of the dark object, thought to be a colossal black hole, that lies at the centre of the galaxy. Includes video. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Check out what the future holds for these impressive, colossal and often record-breaking projects. picked by Tantalon 9 months ago

As clouds of toxic ash and dust tower into the sky, they ionise the air, generating an explosive electrical storm. Colossal forks of lightning spark around the noxious plume as it spews from the volcano's crater, creating an image of raw, terrifying energy - as if the air itself were ablaze. Video of the eruption here. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A fishing crew has caught a colossal squid that could weigh a half-ton and prove to be the biggest specimen ever landed, a fisheries official said Thursday. picked by suebe 2 years ago

"We Europeans created America and to regret this is to engage in a colossal act of self-denial verging on self-mutilation. We have a stake in its survival and its success and we ought to nurture it, not bring it to its knees or delight in its misfortunes. We can criticise its leaders without regretting its existence." picked by makri 1 year ago

HP’s new Pavilion dv4155cl notebook runs on a 1.6GHz Intel Pentium M processor featuring Intel Centrino Mobile Technology, along with a huge 2MB L2 cache. The Pavilion comes loaded with 1GB of swift 333MHz DDR memory, expandable to 2048MB. And a colossal 80GB hard drive. That’s the stuff of which the mightiest desktops are made. Along with all its power, speed and agility, the HP Pavi... read full post picked by dollyllama 2 years ago